When I first got into watching Netflix, there were a lot of low budget but very original and interesting documentaries and TV series on it. However in recent times, I feel like a lot of the diversity in the platform has gone.
Netflix is getting into video games for the same reason Apple is launching a car and Amazon is getting into healthcare. These high high tech companies have to constantly keep growing in order to justify their insane valuations, and in many cases their core businesses wont offer enough revenue to satisfy investors growth expectations
The answer to getting more engagement is to intertwine the games with the shows. Not just making some arbitrary game, but by adding story through the game. I thought of this years ago and I’m quite sure they’re going to do this with their licences.
Its no secret that Netflix is in a bit of trouble. What could they do solve it? Well the plan apparently is a pivot to enter gaming but will it work? In this episode we check out how this is going for them.